Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders aged (a) 15-17 and (b) 18-20 years old are in each young offenders institution in England and Wales; and how many in each such age group at each such institution are identified as having speech, language or communications needs.

The table below shows how many young people (under 18) are in each Young Offender Institution (YOI) in England and Wales:

Notes:

• There data are provisional. The 2017/18 figures will be finalised in the 2017/18 Youth Justice Statistics which will be published in January 2019. The 2017/18 figures are based on 10 monthly snapshots (Apr-17 to Jan-18) only.
• These figures are averages of 12 monthly snapshots of the custodial population in the secure estate for children and young people, taken on the last Friday of the month or first Friday of the following month, depending on which is nearer to the actual month end.
• These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.

The table below shows how many young adults (18 -20 years old) are in each YOI in England and Wales.

Notes:

• The data in the table is drawn from a different administrative IT system. Like any large scale recording system, is subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
• There are a number of young adults (turned 18) in the under 18 YOIs who are awaiting transition to the adult estate.

In the Children and Young People Secure Estate (under 18s), speech and language therapy is integrated into the overall commissioning of health services. We are committed to supporting all young offenders in custody and provide a range of services for children with special educational needs. Within the under 18 YOIs, each establishment has a Special Educational Needs co-ordinator (SENCO) and a team of LSA’s (Learning Support Assistants) to support the young people. The Senco keeps a register of young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, including their individual needs, and shares the information with the establishment. All young people have Individual Learning Plans set up and reviewed by the education provider, regardless of whether they receive mainstream or outreach education. We do not collect data centrally relating to speech, language or communication needs.